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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (21 children)

doesn't metal manufacturing use quite a lot more energy?

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    But it has the benefit of not breaking down into micro plastics and getting into every part of everyone.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    True enough. Though I wonder, as a thought experiment, what would be the actual better option in the long run. Some type of resin maybe?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Good thing heavy metal toxicity isn't a problem.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    Steel or stainless ain't gonna give you metal poisoning

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    probably, but then i can ingest less micro plastics. Which is probably good.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But what about ingesting micrometals

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  • do micro metals even exist in substantial capacity? The problem with micro plastics is that they don't break down and decay until like a gazillion years later, so whatever micro plastics are in your kidneys now, will continue to be in them until you die.

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